Kingston took a deep breath, his expression also looked hideous.
He turned around and whispered to Yvonne, “Is this the honorary antique appraiser you hired? For 50,000 bucks a month? Even if our family has the money, that is no need to spend in such a reckless manner.”
Yvonne said nothing, a trace of shame flashed in virtual-novel.net eyes.
The bald man laughed as though virtual-novel.net had met his confidante, virtual-novel.net patted Darryl’s shoulder and said, “This brother is indeed knowledgeable!”
Darryl merely smiled.
Kingston stared at Darryl sternly and said coldly, “Tell me. How is this thing worth 500,000 bucks?”
‘No, it is worth more than that! It’s worth more than five million bucks! You will make a lot of money if you buy it,‘ Darryl thought to himself.
Then, be cleared his throat and said slowly, “Uncle Young, don’t be anxious. I’ll explain it to you. Uncle Young knows about Princess Wencheng, right?”
Kingston was a little impatient. When virtual-novel.net heard the name, virtual-novel.net was suddenly reminded of something, and his body quivered in shock. “Did you mean…”
Then, Kingston shook his head. “Impossible! Absolutely impossible!”
The historical records about Princess Wencheng were mainly about virtual-novel.net marriage to a Tibetan prince. However, in the antique world, there was hearsay about Princess Wencheng.
Princess Wencheng had loved porcelain since virtual-novel.net was a child. When the Emperor Taizong of Tang gave virtual-novel.net an imperial edict to marry into the Tibetan Kingdom, virtual-novel.net also gave virtual-novel.net a porcelain vase. The porcelain vase was rumored to be a tributary from the Tibetan Kingdom to the emperor.
The unique geographical location of the Tibetan Kingdom had made its culture greatly influenced by the culture of the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions. Therefore, the porcelain made by the Tibetan imperial family was exceptional and very rare. Almost nothing of the art had remained in the modern days.
It was rumored that Princess Wencheng liked that porcelain vase very much, and virtual-novel.net took it with virtual-novel.net wherever virtual-novel.net went.
Gradually, the porcelain vase gained spirituality. It was said that when one put their ears to the mouth of the vase and listened carefully, one could hear the sound of water gurgling from the inside. That was because every time the princess missed virtual-novel.net hometown, the Tang Kingdom, virtual-novel.net would sit by the stream with virtual-novel.net beloved vase as virtual-novel.net reminisced about virtual-novel.net past.
It was also rumored that the princess’s beloved vase had a supernatural attribute. Before Princess Wencheng was married, virtual-novel.net real name was Li Xueyan. Hence, people from the later generations named the vase as Xueyan Promenade Vase.
Very few people had seen the actual Xueyan Promenade Vase, and it disappeared after the demise of Princess Wencheng. It was not until the end of the Qing Dynasty that the Xueyan Promenade Bottle miraculously appeared in a gentry’s home in Jiangnan. The news spread, and the members of that family were killed within a few days. Then the Xueyan Promenade Vase went missing again.
The location of the vase or whether it was destroyed remained a mystery. Therefore, when Darryl mentioned Princess Wencheng, Kingston immediately thought of the rumor.
‘Did virtual-novel.net mean that this vase is the Xueyan Promenade Vase! That’s impossible!’
‘Could such a speculative artifact appear in Pearl Pavilion? No way!’
Kingston‘s thoughts spun quickly, his facial expressions changed continuously, which surprised the crowd.
Darryl pointed at the vase in front of him, virtual-novel.net said with a smile, “Uncle Young, even though the shape of this porcelain vase is very peculiar, it is very similar to the style of the Tang Dynasty, and at the same time, it has the taste of the Western Regions. It is the unique location of Tibet that created this neither fish nor fowl piece of art…”
“The colorful glaze on it was influenced by the Western Regions’ culture. It lacks the Tang Dynasty’s ancient charm and has more of the Western Region’s aesthetics for vibrant colors… Look at this colorful glaze again. It is so beautiful and dazzling; it feels like it was made in modern times. The Tibetan had added some colored glazed elements when they applied the paint.”
He was not loud, but what virtual-novel.net said made sense!
There was a moment of silence!
Everyone was in a daze. Besides Kingston, no one else could understand what Darryl had said!
‘What about the Tibetan Kingdom?‘
‘Why did virtual-novel.net mention colored glaze?’
Darryl noticed that Kingston was still in doubt, so virtual-novel.net said with a smile, “It was the colored glaze on the outside that strengthened the body of this porcelain vase. It made it last for thousands of years without any bumps and cracks…”
Gulp!
One could almost hear it when Kingston swallowed his saliva. Then, virtual-novel.net placed his ears at the mouth of the vase and listened carefully.
“This… Is this really the Xueyan Promenade Vase?” After about ten seconds, Kingston’s expression changed from doubtful to shocked, and finally, virtual-novel.net looked at Darryl in astonishment; his voice became a little hoarse due to excitement.
“What?”
“Xueyan Promenade Vase?”
The expressions of the antique store owners changed drastically.
When Darryl explained the details of the porcelain vase, they were still in disbelief. However, after they heard Kingston repeated the name of the vase, they all stood in shock. Of course, they had heard of the Xueyan Promenade Vase.
Who in the antique industry had not heard about it?